§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for India, regarding the case of Mr. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, will he state whether the report of Mr. Brewin, the investigating officer, was favourable to Mr. Tilak; and would he place upon the Table the Government"s orders upon the report, together with the report.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) Police reports are privileged documents and are not communicated to the public. I am therefore unable to lay the report upon the Table or to state its purport.